If you are a Japanese national who wants to ship a car or other motor vehicles back to Japan or you are moving to Japan for transfer or residence or work then this can be done quite easily by using container or Roro to ship a car back to your country.
There are no direct prohibitions, but before you ship a car you will need to comply with all regulations in Japan concerning the importation, registration and compliance.
There are two main options you should consider when ship a car:
- A direct RO/RO service
- Or pack it into a container and load it onto a vessel directly.
RO/RO stands for roll on roll off and is a specific car carrying service. To ship a car with Roro you need to understand that the car is driven on at this end and driven off at the port of destination.
O to another methos to ship a car we just pack the car in a regular 20-foot container, and it is shipped in the normal fashion on a container vessel.
Which service is better? There are a number of regular cars carrying services (RO/RO) to several ports in Japan. As much as possible you would utilise these services for cost benefits.
Many ports are only serviced by container vessels, in which case the only option is for you to ship a car(s) to us for stowing into containers and then being shipped to the destination port.
Our expert team will check the availability and service options to ship a car in the best way possible as the ports serviced by the RORO car carriers are not necessarily the same seaports where containers would go.
Because of international transportation and quarantine restrictions, when you ship a car and it’s loaded into the container, or vessel directly, you should ensure that your motor vehicle is steam cleaned inside and out, fuel is drained, and the battery is disconnected.
With a car carrying vessel – you or our expert vehicle transport UK service will deliver your car to the port. The port will then store it waiting for authorization to load your car onto the vessel for you.
If you decided to ship a car because you also want to ship personal effects to Japan such as your household goods for example, as well as your car. Then you might want to consider the container service only as Roro service must have the vehicle fully empty and with no personal belonging.
Speak with our Expert who will be able to advise you on the latest rules and regulations.
Trans Global Logistics Uk Limited , International Shipping & Logistics Company with 30 years of experience, will be able to offers several services for your Vehicle Transport / Customs Clearance / Import and UK Vehicle Registration to confidently support your shipment in either Import or Export for any type of equipment.
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